Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

This review is aimed to provide a concise yet extensive survey of key short bioactive peptide
sequences for a range of applications ranging from biomaterials development to peptides …

Engineering protein and peptide-based materials for drug delivery applications has gained
momentum due to their biochemical and biophysical properties over synthetic materials …

Biomaterials play a critical role in engineering of tissue constructs, working as an artificial
extracellular matrix to support regeneration. Because the elastic stretchability is a major …

Insects possess a cuticle that covers all tissues exposed to the outside world including the
body, the fore-and hindgut and the luminal side of the tracheae. The cuticle is a …

Protein-based composite biomaterials have been actively pursued as they can encompass a
range of physical properties to accommodate a broader spectrum of functional requirements …

The availability of whole genome sequences of several arthropods has provided new
insights into structural cuticular proteins (CPs), in particular the distribution of different …

Highlights•Tyrosine metabolism is responsible for insect cuticle coloration and
hardening.•Hard and rigid beetle cuticle has a distinctive morphology and …

The diversity of potential applications for protein‐engineered materials has undergone
profound recent expansion through a rapid increase in the library of domains that have been …

Structural proteins, including silk fibroins, play an important role in shaping the skeletons
and structures of cells, tissues, and organisms. The amino acid sequences of structural …